Wednesday June 14
Note: The topic originally scheduled for June 14, Management of Mood During Breast Cancer: A Case of Concomitant Use of SSRIs and Tamoxifen, has been rescheduled to later in 2023, exact date TBA. The following topic has been substituted. If you previously registered for the original webinar, your registration has been carried over and you do not need to register again. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Title: Death with Dignity: Is it suicide? A Case Report and Discussion
Time: 12:30 – 1:00 PM EDT
Case presenter: Lew Cohen, MD, FACLP, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts-Chan Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine
Discussant: Margaret P. Battin, MFA, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Philosophy, Adjunct Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Health Ethics, Arts and Humanities, University of Utah
Moderator: Paul Desan, MD, PhD, FACLP, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Description: We are delighted to host Drs. Cohen and Battin, who are world-renowned for their research and expertise in assisted dying and other areas of bioethics. Dr. Cohen will present a case from his recent book, Winter’s End. The case involves a young patient with early Alzheimer’s Disease, who resolved to take a fatal overdose when he judged the time to be right. Dr. Battin will provide a discussion. Questions from the audience will be moderated by Dr. Desan.